John Yoo
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Ann Coulter, Constitutional Law, Immigration, John Yoo, Politics
Ultimate Fighting Conservatives: John Yoo v. Ann Coulter
Two prominent conservative pundits argue about birthright citizenship, "anchor babies," and immigration policy more generally. -
Affirmative Action, Celebrities, Football, John Yoo, Law Reviews, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs, Sports
Non-Sequiturs: 01.31.14
* This is the place where we pretend to be shocked that Chris Christie abused his power. [New York Times] * Remember the Super Bowl Shuffle? Now there’s a lawsuit over it. Proving even terrible art can give rise to litigation. [Business Wire] * Miami criminal defense attorney Michael Grieco thought he was representing Justin Bieber and let all the media outlets know it. Well, he’s not. [South Florida Lawyers] * Listen up, law review editors! This is how you avoid making authors angry. [Nancy Rapoport's Blog] * John Yoo for Dean of Boalt Hall? OK, maybe not, but here are the finalists for the position. [Nuts & Boalts] * California is eyeing a referendum to allow affirmative action considerations to be employed in college admissions for the first time in almost 20 years. Surely the same people who passed Prop 8 will be enlightened enough to do something proactive about systemic discrimination. [Chronicle of Higher Education] * The art of negotiation and terrible cigars. [Katz Justice] * And I joined Mike Sacks and Jessica Mederson on Legalese It! today. So check out our rousing discussion of the State of the Union v. Supreme Court, Foxy Knoxy’s extradition fears, and California’s decision to keep disgraced journalist Stephen Glass out of the legal profession. Video below… [Huffington Post Live] - Sponsored
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John Yoo, Privacy, Technology
Author Of Torture Memo Says Judges Are Too Out Of Touch To Determine If NSA Violated The 4th Amendment
Proving he still understands his proper role as above every holder of constitutional office, John Yoo weighs in on the NSA.
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Boalt Hall, John Yoo, Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Money
How Much Does Your Law Professor Make? Berkeley Law Edition
The socioeconomic voyeurism continues. Today we look at faculty salaries at Berkeley Law. -
Animal Law, Boalt Hall, Comment of the Day, Contests, John Yoo, Law Professors
Comment of the Week: The Bird Is the Word
Who won the ATL Comment of the Week contest? -
Boalt Hall, John Yoo, Law Professors, Law Reviews, Law Schools, Rankings, U.S. News
The 50 Most Relevant Law Professors
Who are the 50 most relevant law professors in America? -
Boalt Hall, Education / Schools, Glenn Reynolds, John Yoo, Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools
Calling Dr. Law: Yale Will Offer a Ph.D. in Law for Would-Be Legal Academics
Yale Law School will offer a Ph.D. in Law for aspiring law professors. Is this a good idea? We consulted with some current law professors. -
Abortion, Biglaw, Constitutional Law, Department of Justice, Drugs, Eric Holder, Health Care / Medicine, John Roberts, John Yoo, Morning Docket, Murder, SCOTUS, Sports, Supreme Court
Morning Docket: 07.02.12
* As it’s told, the Supreme Court never leaks, but two sources who were close to the Affordable Care Act deliberations thought this tidbit was worth sharing with the public. Perhaps Chief Justice Roberts isn’t so noble after all, because he was originally batting for the conservatives. [CBS News]
* In fact, many are comparing Chief Justice Roberts to Chief Justice Marshall, but Professor John Yoo thinks he’s more comparable to Chief Justice Hughes, in that he “sacrificed the Constitution’s last remaining limits on federal power for very little.” Ohh, sick burn. [Wall Street Journal]
* The Department of Justice will not be filing a criminal contempt case against Attorney General Eric Holder, despite Congress’s seal of approval. Alas, if looks like you need to do a little bit more than piss off a few legislators to get prosecuted for a criminal offense. [Blog of Legal Times]
* Is fear of accidental spittle from a close talker enough to warrant slapping a Biglaw partner in the face? Yup, and it seems it’s even cause to file a lawsuit with allegations of slander and assault. [Am Law Daily (reg. req.)]
* A judge has temporarily blocked enforcement of a new law that could have shut down the only abortion clinic in Mississippi. It’s refreshing to know the judicial system is willing to bring out the kid in you. [Washington Post]
* What do you do when the U.S Anti-Doping Agency has filed formal charges against you? Take to Twitter and link to an ATL post about one of the anonymous Review Board member’s pervy predilections. [ABC News]
* “It was an accident, it was an accident, it was an accident.” That may be the case, but much like your law school loan debt, you can’t take it back. Alleged killer Jason Bohn was arraigned for murder. [New York Post]
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Boalt Hall, California, Constitutional Law, John Yoo, Law Professors, Law Schools, Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day: The Lady Doth Protest Too Much
Another day, another protest at UC Berkeley. What are they going on about now? -
Bar Exams, John Yoo, Labor / Employment, Non-Sequiturs, Sports, Texas
Non-Sequiturs: 05.03.12
* Of course no one likes the new pro bono requirement for would-be New York lawyers. But it is also an abuse of regulatory discretion? Maaaaybe… [Ricochet] * Attorneys settle a personal injury case for $350,000, just minutes before jury returns a $9 million verdict. All hell breaks loose, Satan rides in on a chariot pulled by dragons, all the light bulbs explode, and now they are arguing over whether to retry the case. [The Recorder] * Texas bar exam results are out! [Texas Board of Law Examiners] * The jury judge has spoken. Woe and mockery to those in Pennsylvania’s 49th Judicial District who fail to use the Oxford comma. [Constitutional Daily] * Do robots dream of electric anti-Semitism? A new lawsuit filed by a French antidiscrimination group apparently thinks so. The group is not happy that Google apparently suggests “Jewish” as an autocomplete result if you look up celebrities such as Rupert Murdoch and Jon Hamm. I wonder if Godwin’s Law applies to computers. [Daily Dolt] * The Ninth Circuit says John Yoo, author of the so-called “torture memos,” is immune from a lawsuit filed by an American who was allegedly tortured. [Thomson Reuters] * Interesting employment law tidbit: you might be able to destroy a surprising amount of your employer’s property before you get fired (gavel bang: Amar’e Stoudemire). [Dealbreaker] -
Cars, Contests, Insider Trading, John Yoo, Non-Sequiturs, State Judges
Non-Sequiturs: 03.13.12
* A photoshopped image that liberals will love: John Yoo as Dirty Harry. [Ricochet] * Lawyers are people too. They get scared, and sometimes they suffer bad car wrecks. Unfortunately, sometimes, to be able to see life from the client’s eyes, it takes understanding in a car crash. [Stephen Hoffman] * Fix-it ticket, fixing a […] -
Adoption, Family Law, Gay, Gay Marriage, Intellectual Property, John Yoo, Non-Sequiturs, Sex
Non-Sequiturs: 02.09.12
* How would you describe the mainstream media’s recent reporting on Citizens United? Not true, not true — and Dan Abrams explains why. [Mediaite via The Corner / Ramesh Ponnuru] * Whether the U.S. Constitution requires marriage equality can be debated as a matter of constitutional law. But as a policy matter, is this still […] -
Constitutional Law, Department of Justice, Health Care / Medicine, John Yoo, Law Professors, Musical Chairs, Non-Sequiturs, Peter Lattman, Richard Epstein, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Videos, YouTube
Non-Sequiturs: 01.30.12
* Are you still trying to make sense of the conflicting opinions in United States v. Jones, the GPS tracking case recently decided by the Supreme Court? Professor Barry Friedman has this helpful round-up. [New York Times] * Elsewhere in law professors opining on SCOTUS, what do Professors Richard Epstein and John Yoo predict the […]
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Free Speech, John Yoo, Law Professors, Law Schools, LLMs, Richard Epstein
Richard Epstein and John Yoo on Law School Reform
The topic of whether (and how) to reform legal education remains very hot. The latest New York Times story — by David Segal, who isn’t very popular among law school deans right now — has sparked much online commentary. And it’s not over yet. What do Professors Richard Epstein and John Yoo — two of […] -
Clarence Thomas, Constitutional Law, John Yoo, Quote of the Day, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Wall Street Journal
Quote of the Day: Hope There Weren't Any Coke Cans on the Table
Clarence Thomas set the table for the tea party by making originalism fashionable again. — Berkeley Law professor John Yoo, in an interesting Wall Street Journal piece discussing how his former boss, Justice Clarence Thomas, has defended the Constitution and embraced originalism during his twenty years on the high court. -
Barack Obama, Department of Justice, Election 2012, John Yoo, Politics, War on Terror
'Secret' Memo of Law Makes Obama's DOJ Look Like John McCain Won The 2008 Election
Many of you have been following the story of Anwar al-Awlaki. He's the American-born radical cleric who was targeted and killed by a U.S. drone strike in Yemen. Many have questioned Obama's authority to assassinate an American without due process of the law. Today's news is that President Obama did seek and receive legal justification for this strike from the Department of Justice. But you won't get to see it. That's because the DOJ issued Obama a secret memo that purportedly explains why Obama is allowed to kill Americans now.... -
Department of Justice, John Yoo, Politics, Quote of the Day, Torture, War on Terror
Quotes of the Day: Did 'Torture' Contribute to the Finding of Osama Bin Laden?
Imagine what would have happened if the Obama administration had been running things immediately following 9/11. After their “arrest,” we would have read [Khalid Sheikh Mohammed] and [Abu Faraj al-Libi] their Miranda rights, provided them legal counsel, sent them to the U.S. for detention, and granted them all the rights provided a U.S. citizen in […] -
Biglaw, Cars, Guantanamo Bay, John Yoo, Non-Sequiturs, War on Terror
Non-Sequiturs: 04.04.11
* Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will be tried by a military commission at Guantanamo, but John Yoo is still not satisfied. He wants to capture people and hold them indefinitely without trial proof that the Obama Administration can conduct terror trials successfully. Obviously, the elegant solution is to make KSM live in Yoo’s basement until one […] -
Gay, Gay Marriage, Immigration, John Yoo, Larry Thompson, Law Professors, Non-Sequiturs, Richard Epstein, William Birdthistle
Non-Sequiturs: 03.28.11
* Over the weekend, while I was at the gym, I listened to this engaging and entertaining podcast, with Professors Richard Epstein and John Yoo. They discuss Libya, Obamacare, and — perhaps most interesting for ATL readers — the U.S. News law school rankings (around the 13-minute mark). [Ricochet (subscription); accessible for free for ATL […] -
John Yoo, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Money, Student Loans, Trendspotting
A Trend in the Making: Shrinking Law Schools?
Critics of the legal-education industrial complex would probably like to see some radical changes in the U.S. law school system. They’d probably want a few dozen law schools to shut down entirely, to reduce the glut of lawyers in this country. Barring that, they might want to see law schools reduce tuition dramatically — not […]